Falcons at 4-2

Lincoln County High School’s B.J. Thompson goes up for the dunk in Saturday night’s game at home against Loretto. (Click here to purchase photo.)

Lincoln County High School’s Falcons (4-2) had three games in five days last week, all at home. LCHS picked up wins over Coffee County and Loretto but went down to Hazel Green.

This week, the Falcons open District 8-AAA action, traveling to Shelbyville Friday night.

The Eagles are 1-4 with their win coming from Upperman, 43-42.

“We’re getting better,” Coach Chad Tipps said of his Falcons. “I want us to get more consistent and not waste so many possessions – we need to make every shot count offensively.

“Defensively, we’re doing a pretty good job pressuring the ball,” Tipps added. “We’re working to make every shot a tough shot, not giving up the easy baskets.

“Shelbyville will bring a lot of speed Friday night,” he continued. “They’ve got a guard-oriented team and not a lot of size inside. They’ve got a new coach, Stan Eggleston, and they’ll improve as their season progresses. I’m sure it’ll be a fast-paced game.”

Falcon Xavier Talley-Hyde takes it to the hole. (Click here to purchase photo.)

Loretto

Saturday night, the Falcons won over Loretto, 57-42.

Lincoln County was up, 23-20 at the break and 35-31 at the end of three. The Falcons put together a 22-11 fourth quarter to finish with the win. B.J. Thompson poured in 10 points in the period.